... misconduct and whether they reduced recidivism through their intended deterrent effect. Furthermore, several descriptive questions sought to understand which criminal justice actors support the adoption of DPAs in white-collar crime cases and why. Coding of the data was first conducted individually by each...

... on their personal and professional lives. It, however, argues that the “deterrence” effect would be dependent on the existence of other factors such as the efficient application of the law, publicity and post-disqualification monitoring. Design/methodology/approach Using the UK as its primary case study, while...

... and enforcement strategies (Khumalo, 2019). Globally, similar calls have translated into a review of the adequacy of sanctions regimes with a view to creating more stringent deterrence devices. Corporate scandals attributed to hubris, negligence and herd behaviour of those who are charged with such organisations...

... for the two agents to maintain their “private disturbance” as private information or, on the contrary, it is convenient to expect it to be “common knowledge.” Originality/value A distinct set of studies has adopted a game theoretic approach and shows that the standard economic approach to crime deterrence...

...Veltrice Tan Purpose In light of the recent 1MDB Scandal in Singapore, this research paper aims to examine the deterrent effect of Singapore’s sanctions against money laundering within financial institutions. Design/methodology/approach Case laws and legislations are examined as are relevant...

... that targets both harm and gains is likely to achieve maximum absolute general deterrence at the lowest social cost. The optimal monetary penalty S* needs to target a portion of the offender’s legally acquired wealth [H/P + E], as well as all of the illegally earned income G (Bowles et al., 2000...

...Guy W.E. Williams Purpose The purpose of this paper is to better understand the origins and forms of organised crime and develop policy conclusions for deterrence efforts. Design/methodology/approach The paper begins by contrasting two theories of justice and evaluating their merits...